The Congupna Football & Netball Club, nicknamed "The Road", is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Congupna located just north of Shepparton, Victoria, that currently compete in the Murray FNL.
The Congupna Football & Netball Club, nicknamed "The Road", is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Congupna located just north of Shepparton, Victoria, that currently compete in the Murray FNL.
A "Congupna" football club (with no ties with the current club) played in the Goulburn Valley Football Association from 1891 to 1906, being runner-up five times. [1]
Congupna Road Football Club (named after the township of the same name) was formed in 1956 and won the senior premiership of the Kyabram & District Football League in its first season. From 1956 until 1961, Congupna Road participated in the colours of dark navy with a white 'CFC' monogram. Congupna Road then transferred across to the Benalla Tungamah Football League in 1962. It was at this time when the club changed its colours to red with a white 'vee'. Senior football premierships followed in 1963 & 1964.
In 1963, the word "Road" was officially dropped from the town of Congupna Road. The football club took a year to catch up after the word "Road" was removed from the town name and won a premiership in 1963 as the Congupna Road Football Club. In 1964, the club won the premiership as the Congupna Football Club.
The Benalla Tungamah Football League changed its name in 1967 to the Tungamah Football League.
Congupna won Tungamah Football League senior premierships in 1971, 1978, 1991 & 1993.
Congupna's Memorial Park hosted the last ever Tungamah Football League Grand Final in 1995 before it changed its name to Goulburn Valley Football League – Division Two.
The club joined the Murray Football League in 1997, [2] making the grand final in just its second season in the competition (1998), losing to Cobram by 33 points.
At the beginning of the 2013 season, the Congupna Football Club changed to its current, more modern jumper style, red with a white 'sash'. The guernseys, still in Congupna's traditional red and white, now feature a road – complete with dotted line – as a diagonal sash.
Season 2023 saw Congupna finish in 2nd spot on the ladder after the Home & Away season and ultimately lost the Grand Final to Mulwala by 33 points, with the exact same score line as their 1998 Grand Final loss to Cobram.
The following year, 2024, Congupna won all but one match on its way to a 1-point Grand Final victory over Finley (9.11–65 to 9.10–64) to claim their first senior football premiership in 31 years.
Congupna went undefeated during the 2025 season, with 18 wins. The Club averaged a winning margin of 110 points per game. On a quarter-by-quarter level, Congupna won each of its first 69 quarters of the season outright. Only two quarters were conceded during the entire home-and-away fixture – both occurring in their Round 18 match against Cobram, where they dropped the second and fourth terms. Meeting Cobram in the Grand Final, Congupna were defeated by three points, kicking 5.21 to 8.6 (26 scoring shots to 14), and losing the premiership.
The 2026 season saw Congupna produce another extraordinary campaign. The Seniors lost just one match throughout the home-and-away season, while also recording one draw, before advancing to the Murray Football League grand final against second-placed Cobram. The Reserves, having finished third on the ladder after the home-and-away season, also progressed through to the grand final, where they faced a highly fancied Moama outfit. In a rematch of both the previous year's grand finals, Congupna Seniors prevailed over Cobram, securing an eight-point victory, 14.06 (90) to 11.16 (82). The win delivered the club its second Senior Football Premiership in the Murray Football League and its second Senior Premiership in just three years. Earlier in the day, Congupna Reserves had also tasted premiership success, defeating Moama by 50 points, 12.10 (82) to 04.08 (32). The two victories secured a rare Senior and Reserves Premiership double for Congupna – a feat that had not been achieved in the Murray Football League since Deniliquin in 2001.
The official Congupna Football Club song is called "It's a Grand Old Flag" (sung to the tune of George M. Cohan's 1906 song "You're a Grand Old Flag“).[ citation needed ]
"It’s a Grand old flag, It’s a high-flying flag,
It’s the emblem for me and for you.
It’s the emblem of the team we love,
The team of the Red and the White.
Every heart beats right for the Red and the White,
As we sing this song to you………what do we sing?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eyes on the Red and the White."
Kyabram District Football Association:1956 to 1961
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Congupna | 10.10 – 70 | vs | Merrigum | 09.04 – 58 |
Benalla Tungamah Football League:1962 to 1966
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Congupna | 10.09 – 69 | vs | Mulwala | 04.11 – 35 |
| 1964 | Congupna | 12.15 – 87 | vs | Tungamah | 08.14 – 62 |
Tungamah Football League:1967 to 1995
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Congupna | 16.17 – 113 | vs | Katandra | 14.12 – 96 |
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runner-Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Congupna | 8.4 | 10.6 | 14.12 | 15.16 | 15.16 – 106 | vs | Katandra | 3.1 | 8.9 | 11.13 | 15.14 | 15.14 – 104 |
| 52 | 66 | 96 | 106 | 19 | 57 | 79 | 104 |
Goals
Congupna: J. Hueston 5, C. Drum 3, B. Drum 3, C. Lyle, J. Kerr, A. Bicknell, B. Phillips
Katandra: R. LeLiever 4, D. Wilkie 4, L. Burgmann 3, G. Rowan 2, R. Sidebottom, R. Kendall
Best
Congupna: G. Franze, J. Cooper, B. Phillips, A. Hueston, A. Bicknell, B. Leaf
Katandra: D. Wilkie, G. Teague, R. Sidebottom, K. Teague, C. Senior, P. Wickham
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runner-Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Congupna | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 6.12 | 06.12 – 48 | vs | Katandra | 1.0 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 3.16 | 03.16 – 34 |
| 18 | 24 | 40 | 48 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 34 |
Goals
Congupna: P. Murray, X. Tanner, M. Simsen, P. Hicks, R. Warburton, R. Van Den Driest
Katandra: G. Teague, P. Squire, B. Fuller
Best
Congupna: X. Tanner, B. Drummond, P. Hicks, R. Van Den Driest, R. McColl, C. Bowe
Katandra: D. Bassett, W. Grinter, B. Fuller, A. Kilmartin, B. Collins, R. Sidebottom
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runner-Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Congupna | 4.3 | 7.9 | 12.11 | 15.12 | 15.12 – 102 | vs | Benalla All Blacks | 7.3 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 15.07 – 97 |
| 27 | 51 | 83 | 102 | 45 | 58 | 83 | 97 |
Goals
Congupna: P. Murray 7, R. Warburton 6, D. Crowe, A. Bicknell
All Blacks: D. Sharpe 3, A. Rolls 3, A. Putt 2, P. Woods 2, J. Martiniello 2, J. Beaton, S. Coutts, S. Allen
Best
Congupna: X. Tanner, A. Woods, R. Van Den Driest, P. Storer, R. Warburton, P. Murray
All Blacks: J. Martiniello, J. Beaton, D. Wright, D. Putt, H. Davidson, L. Gilchrist
Murray Football League:1997 to Present
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runner-Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Congupna | 2.2 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 09.11 – 65 | vs | Finley | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 9.10 | 09.10 – 64 |
| 14 | 23 | 50 | 65 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 64 |
Goals
Congupna: J. Trewin 4, D. Schaper 2, K. Mueller 2, J. Norman
Finley: M. Carson 2, J. White, T. Lang, N Burns, Z. Brain, L. Moore, L. Hawkins, A. Robertson
Best
Congupna: S. Buxton, J. Boyer, J. Trewin, R. Damianopoulos, B. Squire, C. Boyer
Finley: L. Moore, K. Sharp, M. Carson, A. Robertson. J. White, T. Lang
| Year | Premiers | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Runner-Up | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Congupna | 4.0 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 14.06 – 90 | vs | Cobram | 4.4 | 5.9 | 8.11 | 11.16 | 11.16 – 82 |
| 24 | 48 | 70 | 90 | 28 | 39 | 59 | 82 |
Goals
Congupna: K. Mueller 3, D. Schaper 2, J. Norman 2, R. Mifka 2, C. Mellington 2, S. Poole, S. Slavich, W. Norman
Cobram: B. Ryan 4, L. Allen 2, T. Baden 2, J. Murray, P. Lewis-Smith, E. Hyde
Best
Congupna: B. Squire, S. Slavich, D. Schaper, C. Di Bella, J. Boyer, J Gee
Cobram: S. Beasley, B. Calogero, L. Allen, E. Hyde, B. Ryan, B. Roberts [3]
Kyabram District Football Association:1956 to 1961
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Merrigum | 10.06 – 66 | vs | Congupna | 06.06 – 42 |
| 1960 | Shepparton East | 11.12 – 78 | vs | Congupna | 07.06 – 48 |
Benalla Tungamah Football League:1962 to 1966
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Dookie | 10.07 – 67 | vs | Congupna | 08.11 – 59 |
| 1965 | Dookie | 11.09 – 75 | vs | Congupna | 07.10 – 52 |
Tungamah Football League:1967 to 1995
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Wilby | 11.16 – 82 | vs | Congupna | 07.12 – 54 |
| 1975 | Katandra | 19.23 – 137 | vs | Congupna | 10.13 – 73 |
| 1982 | Shepparton East | 18.14 – 122 | vs | Congupna | 14.12 – 96 |
Murray Football League:1997 to Present
| Year | Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Cobram | 14.14 – 98 | vs | Congupna | 09.11 – 65 |
| 2023 | Mulwala | 14.14 – 98 | vs | Congupna | 09.11 – 65 |
| 2025 | Cobram | 08.06-54 | vs | Congupna | 05.21–51 |
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961 – (McNamara Medal)
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966 – (Lawless Family Medal)
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995 – (Lawless Family Medal)
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996 – (Lawless Family Medal)
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present – (O'Dwyer Medal)
Kyabram District Football Association: 1956 to 1961
Benalla Tungamah Football League: 1962 to 1966
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
Individual
Most Games – Chris Drum (284)
Most Goals (season) – Chris Drum (126) – 1978
Most Goals (game) – Chris Drum (15) vs Benalla All Blacks – Rd. 8, 1978.
Most Goals (game) – Kyle Mueller (15) vs Barooga – Rd.17, 2024.
Club
Most Consecutive Games Won – (33) – Rd.7, 2024 to 2nd Semi Final, 2025.
Most Consecutive Quarters Won – (69) – Rd.1 (Qtr.1) 2025 to Rd.18 (Qtr.1) 2025.
In 2006, Congupna Football & Netball Club celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Club decided to honour the past players of its 50-year history with a team of each decade as well as an overall Team of the Half Century. These teams were decided by a panel of Past Senior Coaches.
| Congupna Team of the Half Century | |||
| B: | Don Dempster | Peter Pyle | Denis Smyth |
| HB: | Mick Gleeson | Pat Storer | Phil Stevenson |
| C: | Mark Simsen | Damian Drum | Gerald Farrell |
| HF: | Xavier Tanner | Chris Drum (Captain) | Ted Pedretti |
| F: | Ashley Bicknell | Guy Madigan | Alan Hueston |
| Foll: | Jock O'Conner | Stuart Joyce | Shaun Gordon |
| Int: | Andrew Woods | John Hueston | |
| Darren Humphrey | Jim Horridge | ||
| Res: | Bryan Leaf | Ken Pettie | Geoff Weppner |
| Coach: | Jock O'Conner | ||
| Year | President | Secretary | Senior Coach | Senior Captain | Senior Best & Fairest | Senior Leading Goalkicker | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyabram District Football Association | |||||||
| 1956 | R. J. Jeffery | M. Drum | W. B. Roe | W. B. Roe | W. C. Harris | 1st | |
| 1957 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | W. B. Roe | W. B. Roe | A. F. Grundrill | 2nd | |
| 1958 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | W. B. Roe | W. B. Roe | A. E. Jones | 4th | |
| 1959 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | A. E. Jones | A. E. Jones | R. P. Payne | 3rd | |
| 1960 | W. A. Farrell | J. J. Smith | A. E. Jones | A. E. Jones | R. P. Payne 2 | 2nd | |
| 1961 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | J. O'Connor | J. O'Connor | G. Flanagan | 3rd | |
| Benalla Tungamah Football League | |||||||
| 1962 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | J. O'Connor | J. O'Connor | R. Collins | 2nd | |
| 1963 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | J. O'Connor | J. O'Connor | R. Bush | 1st | |
| 1964 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | J. O'Connor | J. O'Connor | H. Brittain | 1st | |
| 1965 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | J. O'Connor | J. O'Connor | D. Dempster | 2nd | |
| 1966 | W. A. Farrell | M. Drum | B. Hampel | B. Hampel | K. Keating | 6th | |
| Tungamah Football League | |||||||
| 1967 | J. A. Phillips | M. Drum | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | N. Crosby | 2nd | |
| 1968 | J. A. Phillips | M. Drum | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | M. Farrell | 3rd | |
| 1969 | J. A. Phillips | M. Drum | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | D. Dempster 2 | 5th | |
| 1970 | J. A. Phillips | M. Drum | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | B. Osborne | 6th | |
| 1971 | J. A. Phillips | R. M. Phillips | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | A. Hueston | 1st | |
| 1972 | J. A. Phillips | R. M. Phillips | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | J. Horridge | 3rd | |
| 1973 | J. A. Phillips | R. M. Phillips | D. Smyth | D. Smyth | A. Hueston 2 | C. Drum | 3rd |
| 1974 | J. A. Phillips | R. M. Phillips | R. Dobson | R. Dobson | S. Mitchell | C. Drum | 4th |
| 1975 | J. A. Farrell | R. M. Phillips | J. Hueston | J. Hueston | J. Horridge 2 | 2nd | |
| 1976 | J. A. Farrell | R. M. Phillips | J. Hueston | J. Hueston | C. Drum | C. Drum | 4th |
| 1977 | J. C. Cuthbert | R. M. Phillips | J. Hueston | J. Hueston | C. Drum 2 | C. Drum | 5th |
| 1978 | J. C. Cuthbert | R. M. Phillips | P. Stevenson | P. Stevenson | C. Drum 3 | C. Drum (126) | 1st |
| 1979 | M. J. Mathisen | R. M. Phillips | P. Stevenson | P. Stevenson | A. Bicknell | 4th | |
| 1980 | M. J. Mathisen | R. M. Phillips | C. Drum | C. Drum | D. Drum | C. Drum | 3rd |
| 1981 | M. J. Mathisen | R. M. Phillips | C. Drum | C. Drum | B. Leaf | 8th | |
| 1982 | J. A. Phillips | M. J. Mathisen | T. Keenan | T. Keenan | D. Rudd | 2nd | |
| 1983 | G. Chaffey | A. Hueston | T. Keenan | T. Keenan | C. Kirvan | 4th | |
| 1984 | J. Farrell | A. Hueston | C. Bowe | C. Bowe | T. Kennedy | C. Drum | 6th |
| 1985 | J. Farrell | A. Hueston | C. Bowe | C. Bowe | P. Pyle | 8th | |
| 1986 | J. Farrell | A. Hueston | R. Warburton | R. Warburton | C. Drum 4 | C. Drum | 9th |
| 1987 | J. Farrell | C. Drum | T. Connors | C. Bowe | T. Pedretti | C. Drum | 9th |
| 1988 | J. Farrell | G. Reid | T. Connors | P. Pyle | M. France | C. Drum | 7th |
| 1989 | G. McKinnis | D. Moon | W. Hovey | R. Moon | R. Moon K. Pickering | C. Drum | 7th |
| 1990 | C. Drum | D. Moon | W. Hovey | C. Ford | R. McColl | 7th | |
| 1991 | C. Drum | D. Moon | X. Tanner | X. Tanner | P. Pyle 2 M. Simsen | 1st | |
| 1992 | C. Drum | D. Moon | X. Tanner | X. Tanner | X. Tanner | 3rd | |
| 1993 | C. Drum | J. Pickering | X. Tanner | X. Tanner | S. Murdoch | 1st | |
| 1994 | C. Drum | D. Warburton | X. Tanner | X. Tanner | M. Tucker | 4th | |
| 1995 | C. Drum | D. Warburton | K. Storer | K. Storer | S. Joyce | 3rd | |
| Goulburn Valley Football League – Division 2 | |||||||
| 1996 | C. Drum | D. McColl | X. Tanner | P. Hewitt | P. Hewitt | 3rd | |
| Murray Football League | |||||||
| 1997 | C. Drum | F. O'Connell | X. Tanner | X. Tanner | S. Gordon | G. Madigan | 6th |
| 1998 | C. Drum | D. Lucas | M. Gurrie | M. Gurrie | S. Gordon 2 | C. Farrell | 2nd |
| 1999 | C. Drum | J. Pickering | M. Gurrie | K. Pettie | M. Hyland | G. Madigan | 6th |
| 2000 | T. Woods | J. Pickering | P. Cardamone | K. Pettie | M. Hyland 2 | G. Madigan | 6th |
| 2001 | T. Woods | J. Pickering | M. Gleeson | K. Pettie | B. Jaques | M. Tucker | 12th |
| 2002 | K. O'Donoghue | K. Paquola | G. Harvey | B. Jaques | M. Hodgetts | B. Jaques | 11th |
| 2003 | K. O'Donoghue | M. Holding | G. Harvey | B. Jaques | T. Zak | R. Osborne | 6th |
| 2004 | K. O'Donoghue | D. McColl | G. Harvey | M. Hodgetts | A. Brunt | R. Osborne | 7th |
| 2005 | K. O'Donoghue | K. Mellington | G. Harvey | M. Hodgetts | T. Betson | G. Madigan | 12th |
| 2006 | C. Drum | C. Cummins | T. Hampshire | G. Wolfell | E. Reeves | G. Madigan | 6th |
| 2007 | C. Drum | J. Pickering | T. Hampshire | G. Wolfell | S. Emmett | B. Vance | 6th |
| 2008 | C. Drum | J. Pickering | T. Hampshire | E. Reeves G. Archer | S. Emmett 2 | E. Reeves | 12th |
| 2009 | D. McColl | R. Kortum | T. Hampshire | E. Reeves G. Archer | S. Emmett 3 | E. Reeves | 6th |
| 2010 | D. McColl | D. McColl | S. Daniel | E. Reeves | A. Douglas | H. Braton | 8th |
| 2011 | D. McColl | R. Cuthbert | M. O'Mera | D. Burness | E. Reeves 2 | E. Reeves | 12th |
| 2012 | D. McColl | R. Cuthbert | M. O'Mera | A. Parker | T. Sidebottom | R. Sidebottom | 5th |
| 2013 | D. McColl | K. Tucker | K. O'Donoghue | M. Sidebottom | K. Greening | M. Sidebottom M. Hodgetts | 8th |
| 2014 | D. McColl | K. Tucker | K. O'Donoghue | M. Sidebottom | T. Mifka | J. Cosatits | 9th |
| 2015 | D. McColl | B. McLeod | K. O'Donoghue | T. Mifka D. Bowels | T. Mifka 2 | B. Webster | 11th |
| 2016 | D. McColl | M. Dwyer | G. Shannon | S. Ferguson | S. Ferguson | D. Hammer | 12th |
| 2017 | G. Jacobson | P. Culpan | T. McKenzie | S. Ferguson | A. Overs | T. McKenzie | 10th |
| 2018 | G. Jacobson | G. Jacobson M. Dwyer | D. Gee | S. Ferguson | B. Squire | D. Schaper | 11th |
| 2019 | G. Jacobson | G. Jacobson M. Dwyer | D. Gee J. Chapman | S. Ferguson | B. Squire 2 | D. Campbell | 3rd |
| 2020 | G. Jacobson | D. McColl | P. Sheehan | J. Chapman | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | J. Hicks | T. Phillips | P. Sheehan | J. Chapman | J. Boyer | D. Campbell | n/a |
| 2022 | J. Hicks | T. Phillips | K. O'Donoghue | D. Schaper | J. Boyer 2 | D. Campbell | 5th |
| 2023 | J. Hicks | T. Phillips | K. O'Donoghue B. Bingham | D. Schaper | J. Boyer 3 | E. Cavallaro | 2nd |
| 2024 | J. Hicks | T. Phillips | B. Bingham | D. Schaper | J. Norman | K. Mueller | 1st |
| 2025 | D. McColl | E. McColl | B. Bingham | D. Schaper | B. Squire 3 | K. Mueller | 2nd |
| 2026 | D. McColl | B. Bingham | D. Schaper | B. Squire 4 | D. Schaper | 1st | |
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
Tungamah Football League: 1967 to 1995
Goulburn Valley Football League – Div 2: 1996
Murray Football League: 1997 to Present
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